Things to do in Australia, Australia: The Best Coffee & Tea Tours

Meander through back roads to taste outstanding wines from four award-winning wineries of the Mt Barker sub-region of the Great Southern, grown in cool climate and nestled next door to national parks.  Our Busy Blue Bus guide will take care of the skipper duties, whilst you take pleasure in tastings from award-winning cellar doors. Share a platter lunch of local produce. Take part in a private guided winery tour and journey through a cool, clean, natural environment that creates hallmark wines. ‘Magical and memorable!’

Inclusions: Food tasting, Lunch, Morning tea/coffee, Wine tasting, Live commentary on board, Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option selected), Coffee and/or Tea

Exclusions: Gratuities

Enjoy a leisurely cycle tour around Melbourne Bayside Beaches. Visit urban villages of Elwood, St Kilda & Brighton. Pedal through St Kilda Botanical Gardens, experience Acland Street, iconic Luna Park, St Kilda Beach, Brighton Bathing Boxes as well as some amazing beachside homes and more. Relax, enjoy the cycle and an expert guide will take you on a fantastic and informative tour of St Kilda and Bayside Melbourne. The cycle is easy and fun riding along the foreshore and local bike paths of beachside Melbourne. The tour can be tailored to your ability and preferences. Travel time - only 15 minutes from the centre of Melbourne by suburban train. Please wear comfortable clothing and closed toe footwear for cycling up to 20kms.

Inclusions: Stop for a well earned coffee or ice cream, Enjoy a refreshing drink at the end of your tour

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In just 90 minutes we will take you around the world on an incredible ‘Taste Adventure’ and deliver you back in one piece. Sample coffees, teas, and chocolates from exotic lands and far away places. We will walk you through our world of coffee and then you help us roast a batch. Learn to brew our current Specialty Estate through 3 different methods and learn how to taste it. To finish, you take home the very coffee you helped to roast. Above all we will help you discover a coffee you really, really love.

Inclusions: Coffee and/or Tea, Something sweet from the cafe to accompany your tasting experience, Water can be provided to assist your palate

Exclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Transportation to/from attractions, Food and drinks, unless specified, While you taste different coffees, morning tea is not provided.

Fabulous Opportunity to Experience a 50-Million-Year-Old Gorge in the comfort of a beautiful Paddlewheeler. Duration: 1.5 Hours Boarding Time: 9:30 am Cruising Time: 10:00 am to 11:30 am The sandstone peaks of the Nepean Gorge towering up to 150 metres above the water are a striking backdrop to your cruise and provide great photo opportunities. On our Morning in the Gorge Cruise, our passengers are treated to unique views of the Nepean Gorge and base of the Blue Mountains National Park, a largely unexplored wonderland of natural flora and native wildlife. You’ll see native Australian wildlife such as wombats, wallabies, lizards, eagles, cormorants and even mountain goats and white breasted sea eagles! Enjoy fresh locally made fluffy scones, served alongside a pot of strawberry jam and fresh vanilla bean cream, hot brewed coffee and loose leaf tea as you relax and immerse yourself in the spectacular natural surrounds of the Nepean Gorge.

Inclusions: Delicious Scones with Jam and Cream, Freshly brewed loose leaf tea and coffee are available from the tea and coffee bar throughout the cruise.

Exclusions: Alcoholic Beverages

Forget the 'sites' and 'attractions', Melbourne is a city built for locals. This is your perfect, personalised deep-dive into local culture and life through food and street art - the two things we do as well as anyone. This is not a group tour done in private, we have no script and no fixed itinerary. We take the time to get to know you and make the experience personal so it's exactly what you're looking for. It's an excellent 'day one' adventure that will change the way you experience Melbourne ...and it's perfect for people who don't like tours. WHAT TO EXPECT *Get orientated & gain unique local insight through food, art & storytelling *Meet the makers - the roasters, bakers, artists & innovators *Explore the backstreets, lanes & arcades of inner Melbourne *Visit neighbourhoods & local boroughs where Melburnians like to spend time *A friendly, well-connected & informed local host *Get personalised recommendations for how to spend the rest of your time

Inclusions: A progressive grazing meal of local treats... coffee, pastries, cheese, chocolate, gelato, market fresh produce and anything else you love - this is a private tour after all., Private transportation, WiFi on board, All Fees and Taxes

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This 4 hours tour would be for your group only in our luxury 4WD Landcruiser Prado. The proposed Itinerary is a guide only and can be changed to your personal taste and preferences. Hahndorf Hill Winery is just a sample and one of many that can be included in your Itinerary. You can tell us your list of wineries, breweries and other attractions and we will try to plan into your Itinerary. Please note that all wineries charging tasting fees that are usually $10 pp. Higher charges may apply if you choose to taste premium wines or have a special wine experience.

Inclusions: Private transportation, Traveling in a luxury 4WD Landcruiser Prado.

Exclusions: Your lunch, coffees and casual drinks are not covered in the price., Wine tasting fees

This 5 hours ( including travel from /to Adelaide CBD base) tour would be for a small shared group up to 6 people maximum. Please note this is a fully private and customised tour. You can tell us your Itinerary or preferences for the day and your driver would try to accommodate it. You do not have to visit any of listed attractions if you have other preferences example visiting more wineries or spend more time in Hahndorf.

Inclusions: Tour guide

Exclusions: Your lunch, coffees and casual drinks are not covered in the price., Wine tasting fees and experiences

TOUR THE ADELAIDE HILLS, HOME OF BREATHTAKING SCENERY AND ABUNDANCE OF PREMIUM, LOCALLY CRAFTED FOOD, WINE, CIDERS AND GIN. VISIT HISTORIC GERMAN VILLAGE OF HAHNDORF.

Inclusions: Free Coffee of Tea at Red Cacao, Private transportation, WiFi on board

Exclusions: Wine Tasting Fees are applicable at some cellar doors, Lunch and drinks at own expence, Entry Fees for Other Experiences

Minimum 3 adults: Morning Tea Start the day with a morning tea at Stirling Cottage and view the beautiful gardens. Wineries and Tastings Green Door Wines, located high on the Darling Scarp, for wine tastings in the beautiful picturesque Ferguson Valley (Thursday to Sunday) or Willowbridge Estate (Tuesday and Wednesday). Visit St Aidans Wines which is a delightful award-winning boutique winery with a quaint church for wine tastings. Round off the day at Vineyard 28 (A taste of Italy) for wine tastings. Fun things to see See the place where “everyone feels at gnome” – the famous Gnomesville where there are hundreds of gnomes from all over the world. Lunch Enjoy a delicious lunch with a drink at Bush Shack micro-brewery, where you can taste the unfiltered brews as well as flavoured drinks.(Thursday to Sunday), or St Aidan’s Wines (Tuesday and Wednesday). Your daycation includes bottled water, morning tea/coffee and cake, lunch with a drink and wine tastings. Go on – say Cheers!

Inclusions: 2 Wine tastings, Bottled water, Coffee and/or Tea, Lunch, Snacks

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Looking for a quality experience on a budget? This tour is for you! Your day begins with coffee tastings at Yahava Koffeeworks, before indulging in some fabulous cellar doors and tasting an extensive range of Bordeaux-inspired wines. Your first stop is Brown Hill Estate where you'll wine taste and visit their vineyard and barrel room. McHenry Hohnen is next, pairing free-range meats with dynamically farmed, minimal intervention winemaking. Taste single-vineyard wines followed by a 2-course lunch with a glass of wine at Flutes Restaurant (on some Tuesday/Wednesdays it will be substituted for Woody Nook). After lunch, it's onto Fermoy Estate for another wine tasting experience before visiting Vasse Virgin to try olive oil skincare products. Delightful gourmet produce is available for purchase only (COVID requirements.) Next indulge in chocolate from Gabriel Chocolate. To complete your day, we visit Wild Hop brewery to enjoy a cleansing ale (guest expense.)

Inclusions: 2-course lunch, Wine tasting - all tasting fees, Food tasting - meat pairing McHenry Hohnen, Vineyard and barrel room experience , Coffee tasting and experience (sample of coffee included), Chocolate produced from bean to bar, indulge in skincare made from olive oil , enjoy a cleansing ale

Exclusions: Brewery visit - is at guest expense